In Celebration of the 50 th Anniversary of the China Medical University International Symposium on Global Mountain Biodiversity Scientific Programme
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Date： |
7-10, June, 2008 |
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Place：: |
Conference Hall , B1, China Medical University , 91, Hsueh-Shih Road , Taichung , Taiwan |
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Sponsor： |
The Pacific Science Association Research Promotion Center for Life Sciences, National Science Council , Taiwan Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture , Taiwan College of Life Sciences and Research Center for Biodiversity, China Medical University , Taichung , Taiwan |
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Co-sponsor： |
National Museum of Natural Science , Taiwan
Endemic Species Research Institute, COA , Taiwan
National Committee of PSA , Taiwan
National Committee of IUBS , Taiwan
National Committee of DIVERSITAS , Taiwan |
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| Day1 June 7 (Saturday), 2008 | |||
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Schedule |
Moderator/Speaker |
Department & Affiliation |
15:00-17:00 |
Registration* (Only for Foreign Invited Speakers) | ||
18:30-20:30 |
Welcoming Reception Dinner (For Invited Persons) | ||
| Day2 June 8 (Sunday), 2008 |
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Time |
Schedule |
Moderator/Speaker |
Department & Affiliation |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration (For All Participants) | ||
| 9:00-9:40 |
Opening Ceremony | Prof. Jong-Tsun Huang | President, China Medical University , Taiwan |
| Prof. Nancy D. Lewis |
Vice-President, The Pacific Science Association, Director of Research, the East-West Center , Honolulu , Hawaii , USA |
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| Prof. Tuan-hua David Ho | Director, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica , Taiwan |
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| Director, R. T. Yen | Council of Agriculture, Forestry Bureau , Taiwan | ||
| Prof. Chang-Hung Chou | Dean, College of Life Sciences , CMU, Taiwan | ||
Session I ： |
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| 9:40-10:30 |
Migration, selection and decline – montane environments as natural laboratories for investigating the ecological and evolutionary impacts of rapid climate change / Prof. Alistair S. Jump (UK) | ||
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break and Group Photo | ||
| Session II ：
Global Mountain Biodiversity I / Moderator ： Prof. Alistair S. Jump ( UK ) |
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| 11:00-11:45 |
Angiosperm diversity in the Central Andes / Prof. Henrik Balslev ( Denmark ) | ||
| 11:45-12:00 |
Superparamo plant species diversity and phytogeography in Ecuador / Prof. Henrik Balslev ( Denmark ) | ||
| 12:00-12:30 |
Floral evolution and plant community structure in the Hengduan Mountains Region, China / Prof. Richard Ree (USA) | ||
| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch Break | ||
| Session III： Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity / Moderator ： Prof. Richard Ree ( USA ) |
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| 13:30-14:00 |
Tree mortality in response to global-change-type drought in the Western US, North America / Prof. N. Cobb ( USA ) | ||
| 14:00-14:30 |
Effect s of climate change on the vegetation and plant diversity of the equatorial P acific mountains / Prof. K. Kitayama ( Japan ) | ||
| 14:30-15:00 |
Imprints of periodic glacial cycles in the genetic diversity of alpine plants in Taiwan / Prof. T. Y. Chiang ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee Break | ||
| Session IV ：
Assessment of Global Mountain Biodiversity I / Moderator ： Prof. Henrik Balslev ( Denmark ) |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
Impact of climate change on Mountain Plant Biodiversity in Taiwan / Prof. C. H. Chou | ||
16:00-16:30 |
Forest vulnerability assessment and responses strategy of climate change in Taiwan / Prof. C. T. Chen ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 16:30-17:00 |
Ancient relics or recent reintroductions? Comparative phylogeny and hypothesized long-term environmental stability of a montane biodiversity hotspot. / Prof. Alistair S. Jump ( UK ) | ||
| Session V ：
Impact of Climate Change on Public Health / Moderator ： Prof. M. K. Wang ( Taiwan ) |
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| 17:00-17:30 |
Increased risk of gastrointestinal disorders, skin and eye infections associated with water supply outage / Prof. F. C. Sung ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 17:30-18:00 |
The effects of climate change on infectious diseases in Taiwan / Prof. H. J. Su ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 18:00-20:00 |
Symposium Dinner | ||
| Day3 June 9 (Monday), 2008 |
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Time |
Schedule |
Moderator/Speaker |
Department & Affiliation |
| Session VI ：
Global Mountain Biodiversity II / Moderator ： Prof. T. Y. Chiang ( Taiwan ) |
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| 9:00-9:30 |
The impact of global warming on the ecology of high mountain stream fishes in Taiwan / Prof. L. S. Fang ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 9:30-10:00 |
Forest thinning on soil net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification i n a Cryptomeria japonica plantation / Prof. M. K. Wang ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 10:00-10:30 |
Small mammal diversity in high mountain areas of Taiwan / Prof. L. K. Lin ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break | ||
| Session VII ： Assessment of Global Mountain Biodiversity II / Moderator ： Prof. L. S. Fang ( Taiwan ) |
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| 11:00-11:30 |
The insect community in family level and the body size variation of Melanoplinae grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Catantopidae) related to elevation adaptation / Prof. J. T. Yang ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 11:30-12:00 |
Characteristics of wood-decaying fungi in mountains of Taiwan / Prof. S. H. Wu ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30-14:00 |
An assessment of forest arthropod diversity in Fushan experimental forest / Prof. J. T. Chao ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 14:00-14:30 |
Effect of Climate Change on the Distribution of High Mountain Breeding Birds in Taiwan / Prof. P. F. Lee (Taiwan) |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Coffee Break | ||
| Session VIII ：
Monitoring of Biodiversity in Alpine Lake Ecosystem / Moderator ： Prof. K. T. Shao ( Taiwan ) |
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Responses of a sub-tropical, sub-alpine lake to episodic storm events / Prof. Timothy K. Kratz (USA) | ||
| 15:30-16:00 |
Response of ecosystem metabolism in a subalpine lake to climate changes / Prof. J. W. Tsai ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 16:00-16:30 |
Effect of altitudinal change on soil microbial biomass and humic substances in subtropical forests / Prof. C. Y. Chiu ( Taiwan ) | ||
| 16:30-17:10 |
Discussion and Closing Ceremony | ||
| Day4-6 June 10-12 (Tuesday-Thursday), 2008 |
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| Visiting Tours / Post Symposium Field Trip, detail schedule is under preparation. | |||